Yet, despite the rumbling of my empty stomach, I was not hungry. As I heard someone walk past my door with a rolling suitcase, the tears began to fall... anew. ***** I posted to the student BBS, inquiring as to whether anyone else was staying on campus for the Holiday Break. By Noon, no one responded. By sunset, I had not heard a single sound within the building – not even Security had come through to ensure that everything was normal. At last, I turned on the television, hoping that perhaps. The Captain let her body fall to the floor, slumping to the floor next to her dead husband. "Find the girl, she is here somewhere, " ordering his men to begin the search.Loren heard the screams and the gunfire. She heard the guards rushing through the house, the sound of breaking furniture moving closer towards her room. She cowered in the corner of the closet, trying to hide as the noise moved closer to her. She prayed, hoping that some miracle would come before they would find her. She. First she saw the large Tupperware container which held their ‘survival kit’. Since they lived in the unpredictable weather of the mountains, Roger had always preached preparedness. The box contained bottled water, granola and candy bars, canned fruit with a can opener, and other assorted snacks. Unfortunately, what it didn’t include was dry clothes.Then Linda remembered something. She reached over the back seat and found a large, folded pad that movers used to protect furniture and cargo. Theaura never settled on one colour but was a collection of many, flickeringlights. In unison the two figures reached to the sky and drew lightningdown upon the earth."You mortals played with the powers of the gods and that power grewbeyond the control of mortals and gods alike."Their voices were rather unearthly. Although it may be correct to saytheir voice was unearthly. Two women they were and they stood with legsslightly apart, shoulders set back, and sky clad. The two women spoke.